Interest rates are falling for Treasury bonds, beloved for their safety and steady payout. The stock market is wobbling, and equity prices may fall further if the economy gets weaker. What's an investor supposed to do now?
Reading the VIX: What the 'Fear Index' Is Saying Now
After spiking in May on dismay over Eurozone debt anxiety, the VIX has been trending generally downward, with any jumps being only short-lived. Another spike just occurred. The thing to watch now is if the VIX follows this recent pattern -- or not.
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Stocks vs. Bonds: What's Better in a Rocky Market?
6:30 AM 08/13/10
Disconnected: Consumer Confidence and Retail Sales
5:20 PM 08/13/10
The yawning gap -- the largest since tracking began in 1992 -- between these two measures is telling us something. And chances are it's saying consumers know better than the economic indicators what's really going on in the U.S. economy.
Gas and Autos Pumped Up July's Retail Sales Rise
10:20 AM 08/13/10
Investors may get some relief from strong gasoline and auto sales, which helped lift retail overall and should ease some fears of a double-dip recession. Excluding gas and autos, most segments showed good year-over-year gains and small but as-expected month-over-month rises.
Protesters Invade Google HQ Over Net Neutrality Proposal
7:27 PM 08/13/10
Google's Silicon Valley HQ became a raucous hotspot today as demonstrators armed with protest signs and petitions took to the streets to defend their ideal of an open and egalitarian Internet -- and oppose Verizon's proposal for tiered service.
The 10 Hottest Tech Start-Ups of 2010
4:31 PM 08/12/10
As the U.S economy emerges from recession, a new crop of start-ups is blooming. From microblogging to social gaming and genetic testing, DailyFinance takes a look at 10 companies that stand a chance of becoming the tech leaders of the next decade.
These Fund Managers Buy When Pessimism Soars
5:45 PM 08/13/10
The time to buy is when there's blood on the streets, financier Baron Rothschild declared about three centuries ago. It's also the bedrock investment philosophy for Lauren Templeton (pictured) and Scott Philips, who run the Global Maximum Pessimism Fund.
'Fructose-Slurping' Cancer Could Sour the Soda Business
1:45 PM 08/13/10
Soda and processed-food makers insist that all sugars are the same. Yet with studies linking fructose to obesity, diabetes and, most recently, pancreatic cancer, big brands are quietly backing away from using corn-based high-fructose sweetener. Could it eventually become another tobacco-like liability?
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- Protesters at Google HQ Demand End to Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal
- Second-Quarter Earnings Hint at 'Brutal' Fall for Department Stores
- Reading the VIX: What the 'Fear Index' Is Saying Now
- These Fund Managers Buy When Pessimism Soars
- The Disconnect Between Consumer Confidence and Retail Sales
- Economic and Deflation Worries Drop Stocks 3.3% This Week
- Protesters to Google: Don't Be Evil on Net Neutrality
- GM's IPO -- and Its Fate -- Now Rest on Daniel Akerson's Shoulders
- 'Fructose-Slurping' Cancer Could Sour the Soda Business
- Discovery Increases Funding for Oprah Winfrey's New Network
- Legal Briefing: California's Gay Marriage Ban Ends Aug. 18
- Obama Signs $600 Million Border Security Bill
- India's MakeMyTrip Goes Into an IPO Orbit in the U.S.
- PayPal Plans an Enhanced Micropayment Offering by Year's End
- Gas and Autos Pumped Up July's Retail Sales Rise
- HP Bribery Probe: Justice Department Asks for Internal Documents
- Wholesale Power Generator Dynegy to Be Acquired by Blackstone Affiliate
- J.C. Penney: Earnings Barely Top Estimates, Outlook Is Tepid
- IBM Reaches Agreement to Buy Unica for $480 Million
- Midnight Screenings Offer Box-Office Boost for Big-Budget Movies
- Daily Blogwatch: How Does the Stock Market Do on Friday the 13th?
- Retail Sales Rose 0.4% in July, Slightly Lower Than Expected
- Filing Accuses Dell of Concealing Evidence in Lawsuit
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Newswire
- In a sluggish economic summer, no easy fix ahead
- Stocks fall for 4th day after retail sales report
- AP Source: GM likely to file IPO papers next week
- Aid helps states escape layoffs, but for how long?
- Target struggles with donation backlash
- Auto sales boost otherwise weak retail sector
- Blackstone taking Dynegy private for $542.7M
- Regulators close Illinois bank
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